16{
"verseID": "Job.40.16",
"source": "הִנֵּה־נָ֣א כֹח֣וֹ בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנ֗וֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hinnēh*-*nāʾ* *kōḥô* *bə-mātnāyw* *wə-ʾōnô* *bi-šrîrê* *biṭnô*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold, lo",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please, now",
"*kōḥô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength",
"*bə-mātnāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his loins",
"*wə-ʾōnô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his might",
"*bi-šrîrê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in muscles of",
"*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly"
},
"variants": {
"*kōḥô*": "strength, power, might",
"*mātnāyw*": "loins, back, hips",
"*ʾōnô*": "vigor, power, strength, might",
"*šrîrê*": "muscles, firm parts, sinews",
"*biṭnô*": "belly, abdomen, womb"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Job.40.17",
"source": "יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָב֣וֹ כְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י *פחדו **פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃",
"text": "*yaḥpōṣ* *zənābô* *kəmô*-*ʾārez* *gîdê* *paḥădāyw* *yəśōrāgû*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥpōṣ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he bends",
"*zənābô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tail",
"*kəmô*": "preposition - like, as",
"*ʾārez*": "noun, masculine singular - cedar",
"*gîdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sinews of",
"*paḥădāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thighs",
"*yəśōrāgû*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are intertwined"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥpōṣ*": "to bend, make stiff, desire, delight in",
"*zənābô*": "tail, end",
"*ʾārez*": "cedar, cedar tree",
"*gîdê*": "sinew, tendon, nerve",
"*paḥădāyw*": "thighs, testicles, stones (dual)",
"*yəśōrāgû*": "to be intertwined, interwoven"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Job.40.18",
"source": "עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃",
"text": "*ʿăṣāmāyw* *ʾăpîqê* *nəḥûšâ* *gərāmāyw* *ki-mṭîl* *barzel*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăṣāmāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones",
"*ʾăpîqê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - channels/tubes of",
"*nəḥûšâ*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze, copper",
"*gərāmāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones/frame",
"*ki-mṭîl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bar of",
"*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăṣāmāyw*": "bones, skeletal frame, substance",
"*ʾăpîqê*": "channels, tubes, pipes, strong things",
"*nəḥûšâ*": "bronze, copper, brass",
"*gərāmāyw*": "bones, skeleton, frame",
"*mṭîl*": "bar, rod, stick",
"*barzel*": "iron, iron tool"
}
}